Salsa (1988 film)
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Directed by | Boaz Davidson |
Produced by |
Menahem Golan and Yoram Globus |
Written by |
based on a story by Boaz Davidson and Eli Tabor screenplay by Boaz Davidson and Tomas Benitez and Shepard Goldman |
Starring | |
Music by | none credited |
Cinematography | David Gurfinkel |
Edited by | Alain Jakubowicz |
Distributed by |
The Cannon Group, Inc. A Golan-Globus Production |
Release dates | May 7, 1988 |
Running time | 97 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $6 million |
Box office | $8,892,589 |
Salsa is a 1988 romance film about a lower-class Puerto Rican dancer who decides to improve his lot in life by entering a salsa dancing contest. The film was directed by Boaz Davidson, and stars Robby Rosa, Rodney Harvey, Magali Alvarado and Miranda Garrison. It earned a Razzie Award nomination for Rosa as Worst New Star.
Synopsis
In a nightly escape from his day job as a mechanic, Rico (Robby Rosa) enters his true element: the wild exuberance of the East L.A. "La Luna" salsa club. Dreaming of making himself and Vicky (Angela Alvarado), his girlfriend the "King and Queen of Salsa", Rico pours all his energy into winning La Luna's Grand Salsa Competition. But when Luna (Miranda Garrison), the club's gorgeous owner sets her sights on making Rico her dance partner, Rico must decide what drives him, his ambition or his heart.
Cast
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As themselves
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Soundtrack
- "Margarita" - H. Wilkins
- "Chicos y chicas" - Mavis Vegas Davis
- "Cali Pachanguero" - Grupo Niche
- "Your Love" - Laura Branigan
- "Good Lovin'" - Kenny Ortega, Chain Reaction, The Edwin Hawkins Singers
- "Under My Skin" - Robby Rosa
- "Oye Como Va" - Tito Puente
- "I Know" - Marisela Esqueda, The Edwin Hawkins Singers
- "Spanish Harlem" - Ben E. King
- "Puerto Rico" - Bobby Caldwell, Marisela Esqueda, Michael Sembello, H. Wilkins, Mongo SantamarĂa, Charlie Palmieri, The Edwin Hawkins Singers
External links
- Official website at MGM.com
- Salsa at the Internet Movie Database
- Salsa at the TCM Movie Database
- Salsa at AllMovie
- Salsa at Rotten Tomatoes